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I have 5A Carbons in an 11 x 22 foot room with an 8 foot ceiling. The woofer technology is identical to the 5A non-Carbon. I was limited where I could place the speakers because the room is shared. The back of the speakers are 18" from the short wall.
I couldn't be happier with the sound overall. The dealer configured the 11 band EQ to mitigate a room node at around 60Hz and the resulting bass response is fantastic. I no longer feel deprived that I lack a dedicated listening room. Also, the WAF of this solution is high. She didn't like tube traps.
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Rpeluso has it right. But here, have another random opinion :-)
Increase your speaker budget and get the 5A carbons. Or get the Quattro carbon and trade up later. The 5A carbon is 25% more expensive than the 5a but it sounds more like the Model 7 than the 5a. To me, a very open and natural sound with amazing detail but no 'hi-fi' artifacts. I listened to a lot of speakers before I made this choice, the very nice sounding AZ included. YMMV of course.
I have 5A Carbons in an 11 x 22 foot room with an 8 foot ceiling. The woofer technology is identical to the 5A non-Carbon. I was limited where I could place the speakers because the room is shared. The back of the speakers are 18" from the short wall.
I couldn't be happier with the sound overall. The dealer configured the 11 band EQ to mitigate a room node at around 60Hz and the resulting bass response is fantastic. I no longer feel deprived that I lack a dedicated listening room. Also, the WAF of this solution is high. She didn't like tube traps.
You didn't ask....
Rpeluso has it right. But here, have another random opinion :-)
Increase your speaker budget and get the 5A carbons. Or get the Quattro carbon and trade up later. The 5A carbon is 25% more expensive than the 5a but it sounds more like the Model 7 than the 5a. To me, a very open and natural sound with amazing detail but no 'hi-fi' artifacts. I listened to a lot of speakers before I made this choice, the very nice sounding AZ included. YMMV of course.